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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2015

Chronic Hepatitis B with Spontaneous Severe Acute Exacerbation.

Wei-Lun Tsai, Wei-Chi Sun, Jin-Shiung Cheng

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Traveling with chronic viral hepatitis.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2026
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  7. [A case of successful treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B combined with abnormally elevated alpha-fetoprotein].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2024
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  9. Clinical Efficacy of PEG-IFNOxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Wei-Lun TsaiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan. tsaiwl@yahoo.com.tw.
Wei-Chi SunDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan. wcsun@vghks.gov.tw.
Jin-Shiung ChengDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan. rcheng@ms2.hinet.net.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health problem with an estimated 400 million HBV carriers worldwide. In the natural history of chronic hepatitis B (CHB), spontaneous acute exacerbation (AE) is not uncommon, with a cumulative incidence of 10%-30% every year. While exacerbations can be mild, some patients may develop hepatic decompensation and even die. The underlying pathogenesis is possibly related to the activation of cytotoxic T lymphocyte-mediated immune response against HBV. An upsurge of serum HBV DNA usually precedes the rise of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and bilirubin. Whether antiviral treatment can benefit CHB with severe AE remains controversial, but early nucleos(t)ide analogues treatment seemed to be associated with an improved outcome. There has been no randomized study that compared the effects of different nucleos(t)ide analogues (NA) in the setting of CHB with severe AE. However, potent NAs with good resistance profiles are recommended. In this review, we summarized current knowledge regarding the natural history, pathogenetic mechanisms, and therapeutic options of CHB with severe AE.

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Antiviral AgentsDisease ProgressionGenotypeHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B virusHumansAntiviral Agentsacute exacerbationantiviral treatmenthepatitis B

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PMID26703566
PMCPMC4691034

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